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Pentactinocapsa awaensis

Protozoa - Entactinaria - Pentactinocarpidae

Taxonomy
Acanthosphaera awaensis was named by Nakaseko and Nishimura (1979).

It was recombined as Pentactinocapsa awaensis by Kozur and Mostler (1994).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Acanthosphaera awaensis Nakaseko and Nishimura
1994Pentactinocapsa awaensis Kozur and Mostler

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderEntactinariaKozur and Mostler 1982
familyPentactinocarpidaeDumitrica 1978
genusPentactinocapsaDumitrica 1978
speciesawaensis(Nakaseko and Nishimura 1979)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Pentactinocapsa awaensis Nakaseko and Nishimura 1979
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicap
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: passively mobilep
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: omnivorep
Created: 2005-01-28 01:13:47
Modified: 2005-01-28 03:13:47
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 1999

Age range: base of the Anisian to the top of the Illyrian or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Slovenia Pentactinocapsa awaensis (96051)
Anisian - Ladinian247.2 - 237.0Malaysia Acanthosphaera awaensis (87140 87190 87215)